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ZOBRIST, KURT DANIEL. "COASTAL HARMONY: BETWEEN MARINE ECOSYSTEMS AND COASTAL DEVELOPMENT." University of Cincinnati / OhioLINK, 2004. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ucin1082747560.
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Zobrist, Kurt D. "Coastal harmony between marine ecosystems and coastal development /." Cincinnati, Ohio : University of Cincinnati, 2004. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc%5Fnum=ucin1082747560.
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Ahlhorn, Frank. "Long-term perspective in coastal zone development multifunctional coastal protection zones." Berlin Heidelberg Springer, 2009. http://d-nb.info/993961835/04.
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Carroll, John. "Coastal superquarries in Scotland : critical issues of development in remote coastal areas." Thesis, University of Sheffield, 2000. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.370036.
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Guerinoni, Stephen C., and n/a. "An evaluation of coastal zone management." University of Canberra. Applied Science, 1989. http://erl.canberra.edu.au./public/adt-AUC20060713.130610.
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The coastal zone is a valuable resource which provides a diversity
of benefits. The difficulties facing the coastal zone tend to fall
into three categories:
(1) Pressure and conflict on resources. The beach residence
value, an indicator of land use pressure, implies that, of the
Australian states, New South Wales' coastal zone is under
the greatest pressure. Associated with population is
development pressure. Many forms of development are not
compatible, hence conflicts of interest can arise.
(2) The dynamic nature of the coast. That is, the physical and
biological aspects of the coastal zone are in a state of flux.
The dynamics make predictions for management controversial.
(3) Organisational problems. The lack of direction, lack of coordination
and fragmentation of management leads to ad hoc
management of this valuable resource.
This evaluation identified and confirmed the relevance of coastal
issues which led to the enactment of the Coastal Protection Act,
1979. The coastal issues investigated were: coastal erosion
and development; coastal erosion and protection works; coastal
land degradation; degradation of coastal habitats, fish and wildlife
resources; recreation opportunities; pollution; and increasing
population pressure and competition betweeen alternative uses.
The administrative arrangements for management of the issues
were investigated. A broad range of coastal issues were evaluated
using a mix of indicators with standards of comparison to measure
progress. Management tools, policies and strategies used to
address the issues were investigated. Finally prescriptions to
further address the issues were made as was how to implement
the prescriptions.
The evaluation noted: increasing coastal population and
development pressure; numerous examples of conflicts of interest;
complex and often bewildering administrative arrangements for
coastal zone management; widely varying levels of performance
by agencies; and a lack of direction and co-ordination from State
authorities. The principal conclusion was that strategic planning
needed to be undertaken through a lead coastal agency. The
lead agency should clarify and improve direction, co-ordination
and co-operation in coastal management. This should improve
the effectiveness of management and reduce the incidence and
duration of conflict among the different and competing coastal
values. This evaluation of the effectiveness of coastal management,
at a State level, should not only assist New South Wales but
also other States in the management of this valuable resource.
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Suhardi, Idwan. "Development of method of coastal geomorphological analysis with reference to selected Indonesian coasts." Thesis, University of Portsmouth, 2000. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.343335.
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Ranasinghage, Pradeep Nalaka. "Holocene Coastal Development in Southeastern-Eastern Sri Lanka: Paleo-Depositional Environments and Paleo-coastal Hazards." Kent State University / OhioLINK, 2010. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=kent1286816740.
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Tang, Wai-wah. "A review of habitat loss and coastal development of Hong Kong with special reference to Lantau Island." Click to view the E-thesis via HKUTO, 2009. http://sunzi.lib.hku.hk/hkuto/record/B4378432x.
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Bicket, Andrew R. "Reconstructing the Holocene coastal development of the Laurentine Shore." Thesis, Loughborough University, 2009. https://dspace.lboro.ac.uk/2134/6109.
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The Laurentine Shore is the Imperial Roman palaeo-shoreline preserved up to 1km inland of the southern, distal edge of the Tiber Delta coastline of Lazio, western Central Italy. The progradation of the delta is recorded on the site as a series of shore-parallel relict dune ridges. High-status villas developed along the roman period coastline, with a service village (Vicus Augustanus), and other infrastructure such as roads, aqueduct, piscinae and several baths (thermae), these structures have been examined using a multi-scale geoarchaeological approach. A sea level reconstruction based on multi-proxy palaeo-environmental analysis of a silt/peat sedimentary transition from the base of a Roman piscina suggests that the sea level at ca. 2400 ± 40 BP was around 1.25 ± 0.2 m below modern sea level. This analysis provides further context for assessing the development of the site during the late Holocene in relation to the progradation of the Tiber delta and for the important Imperial Roman period occupation of the Laurentine Shore and other important sites such as Portus and Ostia Antica in the central part of the Tiber delta. At several key periods in the late Holocene, the palaeo-shoreline has been reconstructed using a geochronological framework of optical luminescence dates and geomorphological survey of the Tiber Delta dune ridge record. In particular, during the Imperial Roman period, ca. 2000 BP) it has been shown that the Laurentine Shore was settled during a period of significant Tiber delta shoreline progradation. Two-major building phases at the Vicus Augustanus occur within this progradation phase. By the abandonment of the site in the 5th century AD, the shoreline was around 70 m seaward of the shoreline during the 1st building phase of the Vicus. This rate of shoreline change could be noticeable by the population over decadal timescales and may have driven the alteration of coastal building and property plots during the 500 year lifetime of the settlement. A combined methodology incorporating sedimentology, geochemistry and petrological analysis of diagenetically altered sediments found that early vadose diagenesis may have a deleterious effect upon luminescence dating dosimetry, inducing age underestimation, especially of reddened dune sands. Petrological analysis has also shown that a lack of anomalous fading in luminescence behaviour observed in K-feldspars may be due to a lack of complex microstructure in the mineral grains driven by the metamorphic, Alpine origin of these minerals. An assessment of the geoarchaeological approach used in this thesis shows that a scale-driven context provides a useful structure for examining the various processes and factors affecting the geomorphological and sedimentological records improving confidence in the examination of the archaeological record.
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Mingliang, Lu. "Coastal Community Climate Change Adaptation Framework Development and Implementation." Thèse, Université d'Ottawa / University of Ottawa, 2014. http://hdl.handle.net/10393/30425.
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As the impacts of climate change become more severe, coastal communities are required to prepare plans for adaptation to the invasive environmental changes. A well-prepared adaptation plan can effectively reduce the overall risks of coastal communities. However, a plan is not the final solution for the climate change on coastal communities. How to take the plan into action and implement it in the local communities and find the opportunities for the enhanced preparedness and development of coastal communities is the primary consideration of this thesis research. Many organizations are engaged in developing adaptation tools and guidebooks. For completing their adaptation plans, communities need to develop clear, operational, action plans, and discover the opportunities to enhance the sustainability of coastal communities. To make coastal communities more sustainable in the face of the changing climate, the public’s attention and community participation is critical. The purpose of this study is to develop an adaptation framework and action plan process system for coastal communities and at the same time, provide the general public with an enhanced opportunity to contribute their understanding about what is being done for their costal community around them and how to react when an event happens. The research is applied to the coastal communities of Richmond County, Cape Breton, Canada as a case study. The result of the work develops an adaptation “Action Plan” website for Richmond County. The website features the development, application, and simulation of a mobile communication “Action plan” application designed and implemented with the action website along to provide coastal community with communication options that exploit the local community network and enhance the community’s capacity for climate change adaptation. The emergency response community mobile app and the accompanying website are models for other communities especially those that from the coastal communities in Canada and the Caribbean as part of the C-Change ICURA project to which this research is affiliated.
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Mossman, Hannah Louise. "Development of saltmarsh vegetation in response to coastal realignment." Thesis, University of East Anglia, 2007. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.446170.
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Mason, Susan Jane. "Beach development, sediment budget and coastal erosion at Holderness." Thesis, University of Sheffield, 1985. http://etheses.whiterose.ac.uk/1811/.
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Complex relationships exist among offshore conditions, beach sediment transport and morphology, and till cliff erosion. Modelled and measured sediment transport rates established for the Holderness coast are similar to those on comparable coasts elsewhere. The direction of sediment drift depends on wave approach, and determining sediment transport rates, cliff composition and cliff retreat rates allows a sediment budget to be prepared. The beach response predicted by the sediment budget was confirmed by field observations, with budget surpluses and deficits coinciding with full and depleted beach profiles respectively. The area of deficit in the north of the study area was associated with the reduced sheltering effect of Flamborough Head on sediment drift. At most profiles, especially those with a sediment deficit, high energy waves may remove the sand veneer completely, leaving the till platform exposed. These bare till patches which elsewhere have been called ords and have been regarded as unique, were thought, in the present study,to represent a normal beach response to limited sediment supply and prevailing offshore conditions. Beach evolution was also modelled formally, the range of beach profiles exhibited on the Holderness coast being grouped into a number of distinct types, and evolution among them described and predicted by a first-order Markov model. This can be refined to provide different models for "winter" and "summer". Different modal types occur at different locations, and certain types of transitions between classes can be associated with particular ranges of wave conditions. Beach Development, Sediment Budget and Coastal Erosion at Holderness Susan J. Mason. Till cliff retreat at Holderness is extremely variable, both spatially and temporally, being influenced by beach level, energy conditions, cliff moisture content and the actions of man. The sediment transport rates, cliff retreat data, sediment budget and beach behaviour model are all essential elements of a research programme currently being undertaken to find a cheap method of protecting this coast.
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Bauer, Daniel Eric. "Negotiating development : identity and economic practice in coastal Ecuador /." Available to subscribers only, 2008. http://proquest.umi.com/pqdweb?did=1564017971&sid=3&Fmt=2&clientId=1509&RQT=309&VName=PQD.
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Thesis (Ph. D.)--Southern Illinois University Carbondale, 2008."Department of Anthropology." Keywords: Economic practice, Development, Identity, Eco-tourism, Ecuador Includes bibliographical references (p.240-262). Also available online.
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Mpanda, Samson. "Geological development of the East African coastal basin of Tanzania." Doctoral thesis, Stockholms universitet, Institutionen för geologi och geokemi, 1997. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:su:diva-48370.
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The East African coastal basin of Tanzania, which is characterised by an extensional tectonic style, is located along the passive continental margin of the western Indian Ocean. The present study is concerned with the Mafia Island and the Mafia Channel which together form a subbasin within the north-south elongated coastal sedimentary basin of Tanzania. In the time interval from late Paleozoic to Recent, the passive margin of the region was subjected to a three-fold geological development, namely the Karoo rifting phase (1) which is characterised by extensional tectonics, the Gondwana break-up and opening of the Somali basin (2) which was contemporaneous with the movement of Madagascar off the east African coast in the Mesozoic, and the Cenozoic East African rift system (3). This structural framework made provision to the basin deposition history. The development started with the deposition of the continental, terrigenous, Karoo sequence in the Upper Permian to Lower Jurassic. The Karoo deposition was followed by a series of transgressions and regressions under full marine conditions which started in the Middle Jurassic and continued into the Tertiary. The deposits include marine marls, detrital limestones, fossiliferous shales and calcareous sandstones, reaching in places thicknesses of more than 4000 m of Mesozoic, and more than 6000 m of Cenozoic, sediments. Seismostratigraphic techniques applied in the Mafia Channel and Island identified five deposition sequences separated by regional unconformity surfaces i.e. sequence boundaries. Including the pre-Upper Cretaceous sequence they are; the Upper Cretaceous to Middle Eocene sequence (DS I), the Middle Eocene to Lower Miocene sequence (DS II), the Lower Miocene to Pliocene sequence (DS III), and the Pliocene to Recent sequence (DS IV). In the Mafia Channel up to 6000 m of sediments are present. Their ages range from Middle Eocene to Quaternary. The deposits start with marine shales which are overlain by carbonate rocks of Upper Eocene . These carbonates are in the present investigation regarded as the acoustic basement in the central and northern parts of the study area. On top of Upper Eocene carbonates, deltaic and shallow marine sediments are deposited. Southwards in the Channel, the sequences are located at shallower depths which makes it possible to trace also the Upper Cretaceous sequence with confidence. On the Mafia Island, the deposition on top of the Upper Cretaceous (Campanian) acoustic basement mainly includes deltaic sandstones, followed by intercalations of carbonate and argillaceous rocks. The structural framework reflects the different tectonic regimes which prevailed in the area. Above the acoustic basement structural elements of Mafia Channel and Island are interpreted as originating from the superimposition of the Cenozoic East African rifting event, and from the uplifts of the mainland coast and Mafia Island during Late Eocene time. As a result the central part collapsed and formed an asymmetric sag structure in the channel. These elements are seismically identified and subdivided as (from northwest to southeast), the Dar-es-Salaam Platform Offshore, the Central Mafia Channel and the Mafia Island Rise. These domains are separated by respective NE-SW major faults (MF1, MF2 and MF3) and can be demonstrated in the profiles which run in a NW-SE direction. With respect to petroleum potential, the Mafia Channel and Island indicate a considerable content. Three hydrocarbon plays are introduced, namely; 1) the Neocomian regressive sands of Songosongo play 2) the Upper Eocene limestone and 3) the Upper Oligocene turbidites.
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au, Salek@central murdoch edu, and M. D. Salequzzaman. "Can Tidal Power Promote Sustainable Integrated Coastal Development in Bangladesh?" Murdoch University, 2004. http://wwwlib.murdoch.edu.au/adt/browse/view/adt-MU20040428.151218.
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Tidal power is a clean renewable energy. Furthermore, electricity is acknowledged as a key need for development. However, until recently, due to high capital costs and extensive environmental concerns, few tidal power plants are operative around the world. These problems are now being mitigated by the application of appropriate, modern practices and technologies. In particular the use of small scale technologies, innovative financing and the involvement of local communities creates the potential for tidal power to be a tool in coastal development. This thesis examines the appropriateness of tidal power in the rural coastal community of Bangladesh, where electricity demand is a major development problem. Coastal Bangladesh is highly vulnerable to natural disasters, especially from cyclones, tidal surges and the effects of global warming on sea-level rise.
Consequently, most of this coastal area has been protected by embankments and sluice gates, which can accommodate the normal tidal head rise and fall. The potential of tidal power to use this infrastructure, together with its associated problems and mitigation measures, have been analysed by comparing existing and potential tidal power technologies around the world, including a proposed Kimberley tidal power project in Western Australia.
The research has identified that a significant amount of power could be produced from the tidal range of coastal Bangladesh by using the simple low-cost technology of tidal wheels in the tidal embankment sluice gates. The electricity produced could be utilised by various coastal interests, such as agriculture, shrimp aquaculture and other resource producing activities. However, the real benefits of this technology are that it can be applied in a way that simultaneously enables the development of local infrastructure and the improvement in living conditions of the local people by creating income generation and employment opportunities in these coastal communities. The thesis puts forward a community based co-management model as a means of effectively integrating tidal power in coastal area management in Bangladesh.
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Salequzzaman, M. D. "Can tidal power promote sustainable integrated coastal development in Bangladesh?" Salequzzaman, M.D. (2004) Can tidal power promote sustainable integrated coastal development in Bangladesh? PhD thesis, Murdoch University, 2004. http://researchrepository.murdoch.edu.au/286/.
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Tidal power is a clean renewable energy. Furthermore, electricity is acknowledged as a key need for development. However, until recently, due to high capital costs and extensive environmental concerns, few tidal power plants are operative around the world. These problems are now being mitigated by the application of appropriate, modern practices and technologies. In particular the use of small scale technologies, innovative financing and the involvement of local communities creates the potential for tidal power to be a tool in coastal development. This thesis examines the appropriateness of tidal power in the rural coastal community of Bangladesh, where electricity demand is a major development problem. Coastal Bangladesh is highly vulnerable to natural disasters, especially from cyclones, tidal surges and the effects of global warming on sea-level rise.
Consequently, most of this coastal area has been protected by embankments and sluice gates, which can accommodate the normal tidal head rise and fall. The potential of tidal power to use this infrastructure, together with its associated problems and mitigation measures, have been analysed by comparing existing and potential tidal power technologies around the world, including a proposed Kimberley tidal power project in Western Australia.
The research has identified that a significant amount of power could be produced from the tidal range of coastal Bangladesh by using the simple low-cost technology of tidal wheels in the tidal embankment sluice gates. The electricity produced could be utilised by various coastal interests, such as agriculture, shrimp aquaculture and other resource producing activities. However, the real benefits of this technology are that it can be applied in a way that simultaneously enables the development of local infrastructure and the improvement in living conditions of the local people by creating income generation and employment opportunities in these coastal communities. The thesis puts forward a community based co-management model as a means of effectively integrating tidal power in coastal area management in Bangladesh.
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Cheong, So-Min. "Korean fishing communities in transition : institutional change and coastal development /." Thesis, online access from ProQuest databases online access from Digital Dissertation Consortium access full-text, 2001. http://libweb.cityu.edu.hk/cgi-bin/er/db/pqdiss.pl?3036456.
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Salequzzaman, Md. "Can tidal power promote sustainable integrated coastal development in Bangladesh?" Connect to this title online, 2003. http://wwwlib.murdoch.edu.au/adt/browse/view/adt-MU20040428.151218.
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Ferrario, Filippo <1981>. "Analysis and development of ecologically based approaches to coastal defense." Doctoral thesis, Alma Mater Studiorum - Università di Bologna, 2013. http://amsdottorato.unibo.it/5831/.
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Climate-change related impacts, notably coastal erosion, inundation and flooding from sea level rise and storms, will increase in the coming decades enhancing the risks for coastal populations. Further recourse to coastal armoring and other engineered defenses to address risk reduction will exacerbate threats to coastal ecosystems. Alternatively, protection services provided by healthy ecosystems is emerging as a key element in climate adaptation and disaster risk management. I examined two distinct approaches to coastal defense on the base of their ecological and ecosystem conservation values. First, I analyzed the role of coastal ecosystems in providing services for hazard risk reduction. The value in wave attenuation of coral reefs was quantitatively demonstrated using a meta-analysis approach. Results indicate that coral reefs can provide wave attenuation comparable to hard engineering artificial defenses and at lower costs. Conservation and restoration of existing coral reefs are cost-effective management options for disaster risk reduction. Second, I evaluated the possibility to enhance the ecological value of artificial coastal defense structures (CDS) as habitats for marine communities. I documented the suitability of CDS to support native, ecologically relevant, habitat-forming canopy algae exploring the feasibility of enhancing CDS ecological value by promoting the growth of desired species. Juveniles of Cystoseira barbata can be successfully transplanted at both natural and artificial habitats and not affected by lack of surrounding adult algal individuals nor by substratum orientation. Transplantation success was limited by biotic disturbance from macrograzers on CDS compared to natural habitats. Future work should explore the reasons behind the different ecological functioning of artificial and natural habitats unraveling the factors and mechanisms that cause it. The comprehension of the functioning of systems associated with artificial habitats is the key to allow environmental managers to identify proper mitigation options and to forecast the impact of alternative coastal development plans.
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Post, Kuno Didier van der. "The development and deployment of a magnetic coastal sand tracer." Thesis, University of Liverpool, 2000. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.343679.
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Hellemaa, Pirjo. "The development of coastal dunes and their vegetation in Finland." Helsinki : University of Helsinki, 1998. http://ethesis.helsinki.fi/julkaisut/mat/maant/vk/hellemaa/.
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Slocum, Kevin R. "Coastal zone landscape classification using remote sensing and model development." W&M ScholarWorks, 2002. https://scholarworks.wm.edu/etd/1539616857.
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Coastal zone landscape characterization and empirical model development were evaluated using multi-spectral airborne imagery. Collectively, four projects are described that address monitoring and classification issues common to the resource management community. Chapter 1 discusses opportunities for remote sensing. Chapter 2 examines spectral and spatial image resolution requirements, as well as training sample selection methods required for accurate landscape classification. Classification accuracy derived from 25nm imagery with 4m pixel sizes outperformed 70nm imagery with 1m pixel sizes. Eight natural and five cultural landscape features were tested for classification accuracy. Chapter 3 investigated the ability to characterize 1m multispectral imagery into rank-ordered categorical biomass index classes of Phragmites australis. Statistical clustering and sample membership was based upon normalized field-measurements. The red imagery channel showed highly significant correlation with field measurements (p = 0.00) and explained much of its variability (r2 = 0.79). Addition of near-infra red, green, and blue image channels in a forward stepwise regression improved the coefficient of determination (r2 = 0.98). In Chapter 4, a landscape cover map was revised by incorporating expert knowledge into a simple spatial model. Examples are provided for a barrier island environment to illustrate this post-classification methodology. A prototype selection of expert rules was sufficient to change more than 20 per cent of the originally classified landscape pixels. Chapter 5 discusses the development of an empirical model that uses vegetation community classes to estimate: (a) soil type, (b) soil compaction rate, and (c) elevation. Vegetation class proved itself a reliable surrogate for estimating these variables based upon field-based statistical measures of association and significance tests. Vegetation was highly associated with four soil types (Cramer's V = 0.98) and soil compaction rates values at depths of 30 and 46cm (Cramer's V > 0.85), and was able to accurately estimate three decimeter-level elevation zones (r2 = 0.86, p = 0.00). A preliminary model to estimate transverse dune crest heights and locations under forest canopy was presented. Lastly, Chapter 6 offers a summary and concluding statements advocating continued use of remote sensing as an application tool for resource management needs.
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Salequzzaman, Md. "Can tidal power promote sustainable integrated coastal development in Bangladesh?" Thesis, Salequzzaman, Md. (2004) Can tidal power promote sustainable integrated coastal development in Bangladesh? PhD thesis, Murdoch University, 2004. https://researchrepository.murdoch.edu.au/id/eprint/286/.
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Tidal power is a clean renewable energy. Furthermore, electricity is acknowledged as a key need for development. However, until recently, due to high capital costs and extensive environmental concerns, few tidal power plants are operative around the world. These problems are now being mitigated by the application of appropriate, modern practices and technologies. In particular the use of small scale technologies, innovative financing and the involvement of local communities creates the potential for tidal power to be a tool in coastal development. This thesis examines the appropriateness of tidal power in the rural coastal community of Bangladesh, where electricity demand is a major development problem. Coastal Bangladesh is highly vulnerable to natural disasters, especially from cyclones, tidal surges and the effects of global warming on sea-level rise.
Consequently, most of this coastal area has been protected by embankments and sluice gates, which can accommodate the normal tidal head rise and fall. The potential of tidal power to use this infrastructure, together with its associated problems and mitigation measures, have been analysed by comparing existing and potential tidal power technologies around the world, including a proposed Kimberley tidal power project in Western Australia.
The research has identified that a significant amount of power could be produced from the tidal range of coastal Bangladesh by using the simple low-cost technology of tidal wheels in the tidal embankment sluice gates. The electricity produced could be utilised by various coastal interests, such as agriculture, shrimp aquaculture and other resource producing activities. However, the real benefits of this technology are that it can be applied in a way that simultaneously enables the development of local infrastructure and the improvement in living conditions of the local people by creating income generation and employment opportunities in these coastal communities. The thesis puts forward a community based co-management model as a means of effectively integrating tidal power in coastal area management in Bangladesh.
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Salequzzaman, Md. "Can tidal power promote sustainable integrated coastal development in Bangladesh? /." Access via Murdoch University Digital Theses Project, 2004. http://wwwlib.murdoch.edu.au/adt/browse/view/adt-MU20040428.151218.
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Choi, Young Rae. "Social coasts: Green growth, transformation of coastal space, and sea governance of East Asia." The Ohio State University, 2015. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1440422456.
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McLaughlin, Suzanne. "Assessment and development of a coastal vulnerability index for Northern Ireland employing GIS techniques." Thesis, University of Ulster, 2001. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.232860.
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Cakir, Bilge. "Urban Coastal Settlements: Implementation Of A Coastal Area Assessment Model In Iskenderun Case." Phd thesis, METU, 2010. http://etd.lib.metu.edu.tr/upload/12612481/index.pdf.
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Coastal urban settlements require a special planning approach since they bring the concepts of &ldquourban&rdquo
and &ldquo
coastal&rdquo
together. In relation to the specific contents of these concepts, there are also different models of management plans. &ldquo
Urban Disaster Risk Management&rdquo
and &ldquo
Integrated Coastal Zone Management&rdquo
are two of them. Urban Disaster Risk Management model deals with the planning and management problems of urban settlements in the case of disaster risk conditions. Likewise, Integrated Coastal Zone Management model focuses on the whole coastal area and deals with the sustainable use and protection of all types of coastal resources. However, in case of urban coastal settlements, these models of management plans can be valid together, can overlap, and they can even conflict with each other. In this thesis study, these two models of management plan and their coexistence are considered. A Coastal Area Assessment Model is set up and applied for Iskenderun case. This model provides a detailed spatial analysis opportunity in planning and management of coastal urban settlement. Therefore the model offers a significant input for the planning process through determining urban and coastal risks at the same time. Coastal Area Assessment Model is a tool which takes both Urban Disaster Risk Management and Integrated Coastal Zone Management models&rsquo
concerns into account and evaluates the coastal settlement in terms of urban risk sectors and coastal management issues. This study also introduces an approach on classification of the coastal areas and coastal urban settlements while setting up the Coastal Area Assessment Model. Coastal Area Assessment Model becomes an advantageous tool since it has significant contributions to the planning process by making a simple risk analysis and guiding the proper utilization and protection of the population, built environment, and resources of the coastal areas. Risk sectors, coastal management issues, critical and prior intervention areas of a coastal urban settlement are easily determined, and preparation of development plans of a coastal settlement is guided by the implementation of Coastal Area Assessment Model. In addition to these, general principles on planning and management of coastal settlements are determined by the implementation of the model for the implementation conditions of Urban Disaster Risk Management model, Integrated Coastal Zone Management model, and the Coastal Area Assessment Model in Turkey are also discussed and presented.
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Dugan, Hilary Anne Bawden. "Long-term development and recent dynamics of High Arctic coastal basins." Kingston, Ont. : [s.n.], 2010. http://hdl.handle.net/1974/5687.
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Teo, Yee-shun Jason. "Sunny Bay coastal experience : promoting youth development by outdoor recreational village /." View the Table of Contents & Abstract, 2005. http://sunzi.lib.hku.hk/hkuto/record/B32020673.
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Zheng, P. "Development of a fully coupled, unstructured grid, coastal morphodynamic model system." Thesis, University of Liverpool, 2017. http://livrepository.liverpool.ac.uk/3020596/.
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A new fully coupled, unstructured grid, three-dimensional coastal morphodynamic model system is developed in this research. Based on two original independent models, i.e. the original unstructured-grid version of the third generation spectral wave model Simulating WAves Nearshore (UnSWAN) and the original Finite Volume Coastal Ocean Model (FVCOM), the development of this model system is achieved by accomplishing the following procedures: Coupling UnSWAN with FVCOM to enable the full representation of the wave-current interaction in the nearshore region, by building a new wave-current coupling scheme based on the vortex-force (VF) approach to represent the wave-current interaction and developing a new coupling module to facilitate the communication between UnSWAN and FVCOM in the parallel computing and realise the model coupling procedure. A GLS turbulence model is also modified to better reproduce wave-breaking generated turbulence, together with a roller transport model to account for the effects of surface wave roller. An alternative wave model based on Mellor et al. is also implemented in the present model system. The original advection-diffusion (AD) module is modified for the representation of particle suspension and subsequent transport under the combined flows. In this module, the contribution of wave-induced stokes drift to particle transport is included which is absent in the original FVCOM model. A new bed load transport module based on the SANTOSS formulae is built to represent various processes within the oscillatory boundary layer. Based on the semi-unsteady "half-cycle" concept, this SANTOSS formulae distinguish the sediment transports during the positive “crest” and the negative “trough” half-cycles and have the advantages over the traditional steady ’equilibrium’ transport formula that many wave-induced unsteadiness effects are included, including the wave asymmetry, sediment grain size effects and etc. Finally, the wave, circulation, suspended sediment and bed-load transport modules are integrated into the fully coupled, three-dimensional coastal morphodynamic model system, in which a sediment continuity (Exner) equation is also included to resolve the morphology evolution.
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Kantamaneni, Komali. "Assessing coastal vulnerability : development of a combined physical and economic index." Thesis, University of Wales Trinity Saint David, 2017. http://repository.uwtsd.ac.uk/739/.
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As a consequence of climate change, global coastal communities are increasingly at risk from sea level rise and increased storm intensities. Therefore, to inform coastal zone management coastal vulnerability assessments with respect to present and predicted climate change scenarios is important. Most of the literature concentrates on physical, and to a lesser extent socio-economic aspects but no comparable studies detailing coastal vulnerability from both physical and economic vulnerability were found. To fill this important research gap, the current study developed a combined coastal vulnerability (physical + economic) index by integrating both a Physical Coastal Vulnerability Index (PCVI) and an Economic Coastal Vulnerability Index (ECVI). All indices were applied to eleven case study sites across the country and based on assessments, the Combined Coastal Vulnerability Index (CCVI) was validated. Subsequently, coastal areas were ranked according to their PCVI, ECVI and CCVI values. PCVI results showed that Great Yarmouth and Happisburgh have high vulnerability, contrasted against an Aberystwyth frontage that was least vulnerable. ECVI assessments showed that both Great Yarmouth and Skegness have high economic vulnerability while Spurn Head had low economic vulnerability. In total, the economic costs related to case study site vulnerability was assessed at £22.36 billion. Combined coastal vulnerability results showed that Great Yarmouth is highly vulnerable with the highest aggregated score (25) followed by Aberystwyth (21). Llanelli (16) and Lynmouth (16) were least vulnerable with respect to site CCVI. This research makes a contribution to knowledge, not just for the UK but on a global level. Each location has a unique set of conditions and economic needs, and was found to be functions of physical and economic pressures, e.g. number of properties, coastal erosion and population. Finding the most effective and sustainable solution is important and one that includes knowledge of environmental impact and socio-economic consequences. The three indices (PCVI, ECVI and CCVI) are justified as tools for planners and policy makers for developing management strategies to improve coastal resilience under scenarios of sea-level rise and climate change.
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Lu, Chunhui. "Mixing in complex coastal hydrogeologic systems." Diss., Georgia Institute of Technology, 2011. http://hdl.handle.net/1853/39600.
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The mixing zone developed at freshwater-seawater interface is one of the most important features in complex coastal hydrogeologic systems, which controls subsurface flow and reactive transport dynamics. Freshwater-seawater mixing-zone development is influenced by many physical and chemical processes, such as characteristics of geologic formation, hydrodynamic fluctuations of groundwater and seawater levels, fluid-rock interactions, and others. Wide mixing zones have been found in many coastal aquifers all over the world. However, the mechanisms responsible for wide mixing zones are not well understood. In this thesis, two hypotheses were proposed to explain wide mixing zones in coastal aquifers: (1) kinetic mass transfer coupled with transient conditions, which create the movement of the mixing zone, may widen mixing zones; and (2) aquifer stratification may widen the mixing zone.
The hypotheses were tested by both multiscale numerical simulations and laboratory experiments. Numerical simulations were based on a variable-density groundwater model by varying mass transfer parameters, including immobile porosity, mobile porosity, and mass transfer coefficient, and the hydraulic conductivity contrast between aquifer layers. Laboratory experiments were conducted in a quasi-two-dimensional tank, where real beach sands were installed and foodstuff dyes were used to visualize the development of freshwater-seawater mixing zone. Major conclusions included (1) the mixing zone can be significantly widened when the mass transfer timescale and the period of transient boundary is comparable due to the nonequilibrium mass transfer effects; and (2) a thick mixing zone occurs in low-permeability layer when it overlays upon a fast flow layer. These results not only improve the understanding of the dynamics of mixing-zone development and its associated geochemical processes in coastal aquifers, but also identify hydrogeologic conditions for the model of sharp-interface approximation to be valid.
In addition to better understanding the mechanisms and dynamics of mixing zone, this thesis also investigates cost-effective management of coastal groundwater resources. To protect and conserve limited water recourses in coastal regions, interest in aquifer storage and recovery (ASR) has been growing in recent years. ASR is a promising strategy for water resources management and has been widely used in many contaminated and saline aquifers. However, its performance may be significantly constrained by mass transfer effects due to the mobilization of solutes initially residing in immobile domains. Better understanding of kinetic mass transfer effects on ASR is needed in order to aid the decision-making process. A numerical model is developed to simulate ASR performance by combining the convergent and divergent dispersion models with a first-order mass transfer model. By analyzing the concentration history at the pumping well, we obtain simple and effective relationships for investigating ASR efficiency under various mass transfer parameters, including capacity ratio and mass transfer timescales, and operational parameters. Based on such relationships, one can conveniently determine whether a site with mass transfer limitations is appropriate or not for ASR and how many ASR cycles are required for achieving a positive recovery efficiency (RE).
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Krupa, Kimberly A. "Coastal Fortresses: A Cross-Case Analysis of Water, Policy, and Tourism Development in Three Gulf Coast Communities." ScholarWorks@UNO, 2019. https://scholarworks.uno.edu/td/2617.
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As a result of development pressures and water resource struggles, once rural, spatially segregated coastal commercial fishing villages along the U.S. portion of the Gulf of Mexico are increasingly tourist frontiers for elites and the emergent businesses that cater to them. Over the course of the twentieth century, water events, from coastal land loss to hurricane destruction to natural disaster, have fast-tracked development projects that have allowed for the expansion of the tourism sector, and relaxed policies to encourage bold new economic development initiatives that often put poor coastal communities and their environment in jeopardy. This outcome is not universal across the northern Gulf Coast, but contingent on a number of local factors overlooked in the literature on coastal tourism and water policy development. This paper investigates the local nuances that have emerged as responses to global and regional development pressures by focusing on the ways in which local values and policy decisions have influenced the spread of coastal urbanization. An intensive analysis will examine the layered effects of changing land-use patterns and tourism growth pressures on three at-risk coastal communities in Louisiana, Mississippi and Florida, in the United States. This paper will test the hypothesis that coastal communities affected by a similar set of development pressures respond to these forces in different ways, depending on complex local and regional variabilities. The paper’s focus is centered on Northern Gulf Coast tourism growth patterns from post-World War II through 2018, and employs a mixed method, multiple-sited case-study design.
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Tang, Wai-wah, and 鄧偉華. "A review of habitat loss and coastal development of Hong Kong with special reference to Lantau Island." Thesis, The University of Hong Kong (Pokfulam, Hong Kong), 2009. http://hub.hku.hk/bib/B4378432X.
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Diedrich, Amy. "Assessment of the impacts of tourism development in coastal communities in Belize /." View online ; access limited to URI, 2006. http://0-wwwlib.umi.com.helin.uri.edu/dissertations/fullcit/3239904.
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Ness, Kirsten L. "The Effects of Shoreline Development on Lake Littoral and Riparian Habitats: Are Shoreline Protection Regulations Enough?" Fogler Library, University of Maine, 2006. http://www.library.umaine.edu/theses/pdf/NessKL2006.pdf.
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Chacón-Barrantes, Silvia [Verfasser]. "Development of a modelling strategy for simulation of coastal development due to tsunamis / Silvia Chacón-Barrantes." Kiel : Universitätsbibliothek Kiel, 2015. http://d-nb.info/1072410206/34.
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Sargent, I. "Development of chlorophyll A prediction algorithms for hyperspectral CASI imagery using neural networks." Thesis, University of Southampton, 2000. https://eprints.soton.ac.uk/361592/.
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Naoum, Sherif Tsanis Ioannis K. "A hydroinformatic approach to basin/coastal water management /." *McMaster only, 2003.
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Costanzo, Simon. "Development of indicators for assessing and monitoring nutrient influences in coastal waters /." [St. Lucia, Qld.], 2001. http://www.library.uq.edu.au/pdfserve.php?image=thesisabs/absthe16274.pdf.
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Rahman, Mohammad Aminur. "Impact of structural development projects on vulnerability of coastal communities to disaster." Thesis, Queensland University of Technology, 2019. https://eprints.qut.edu.au/132705/1/Mohammad_Rahman_Thesis.pdf.
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This research helps understand the complex human-environment relationships in an ecologically sensitive deltaic plain in the southwest coast of Bangladesh. It explores how large-scale physical infrastructure leads to transformation of an entire social-ecological system through alteration of natural environments, which eventually causes vulnerability of the community to disaster. This research also sheds light on development planning processes and their implications from a political ecology perspective. The findings highlight that, nature-humans coexistence is essential for development to be sustainable. The study proposes Social-Ecological System to be considered as a unit in formulating development plans for limiting the unintended negative consequences of infrastructure development.
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Gozpinar, Erdem. "A Study For The Development Of Seismic Design Specifications For Coastal Structures." Master's thesis, METU, 2003. http://etd.lib.metu.edu.tr/upload/1018639/index.pdf.
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An evolving design philosophy for port structures in many seismically active
regions reflects the observations that:
-The deformations in ground and foundation soils and the corresponding
structural deformation and stress states are key design parameters.
-Conventional limit equilibrium-based methods are not well suited to
evaluating these parameters.
-Some residual deformation may be acceptable.
Performance-based design is an emerging methodology whose goal is to
overcome the limitations present in conventional seismic design. Conventional
building code seismic design is based on providing capacity to resist a design
seismic force, but it does not provide information on the performance of structure
when the limit of the force-balance is exceeded. If we demand that limit equilibrium
not be exceeded for the relatively high intensity ground motions associated with a
rare seismic event, the construction cost will most likely be too high. If forcebalance
design is based on amore frequent seismic event, then it is difficult to
estimate the seismic performance of the structure when subjected to ground motions
that are greater than those used in design.
In this thesis a case study will be carried out on a typical port structure to
show the performance evolution aspects and its comparison with damage criteria
and performance grade in performance-based methodology.
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Moore, Antoni Bruce. "The development of a holistic expert system for integrated coastal zone management." Thesis, University of Plymouth, 2001. http://hdl.handle.net/10026.1/2099.
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Coastal data and information comprise a massive and complex resource, which is vital to the practice of Integrated Coastal Zone Management (ICZM), an increasingly important application. ICZM is just as complex, but uses the holistic paradigm to deal with the sophistication. The application domain and its resource require a tool of matching characteristics, which is facilitated by the current wide availability of high performance computing. An object-oriented expert system, COAMES, has been constructed to prove this concept. The application of expert systems to ICZM in particular has been flagged as a viable challenge and yet very few have taken it up. COAMES uses the Dempster- Shafer theory of evidence to reason with uncertainty and importantly introduces the power of ignorance and integration to model the holistic approach. In addition, object orientation enables a modular approach, embodied in the inference engine - knowledge base separation. Two case studies have been developed to test COAMES. In both case studies, knowledge has been successfully used to drive data and actions using metadata. Thus a holism of data, information and knowledge has been achieved. Also, a technological holism has been proved through the effective classification of landforms on the rapidly eroding Holderness coast. A holism across disciplines and CZM institutions has been effected by intelligent metadata management of a Fal Estuary dataset. Finally, the differing spatial and temporal scales that the two case studies operate at implicitly demonstrate a holism of scale, though explicit means of managing scale were suggested. In all cases the same knowledge structure was used to effectively manage and disseminate coastal data, information and knowledge.
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Allison, Robert John. "Mass movement and coastal cliff development of the Isle of Purbeck, Dorset." Thesis, King's College London (University of London), 1986. https://kclpure.kcl.ac.uk/portal/en/theses/mass-movement-and-coastal-cliff-development-of-the-isle-of-purbeck-dorset(63f02422-0608-4a2e-9e76-648f350d8376).html.
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Nowicki, Thomas P. "The prospects for coastal residential development under the Cape Cod Commission stewardship." Thesis, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1994. http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/69335.
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Morgan, Robert. "Beach user opinions and the development of a beach quality rating scale." Thesis, University of South Wales, 1996. https://pure.southwales.ac.uk/en/studentthesis/beach-user-opinions-and-the-development-of-a-beach-quality-rating-scale(cc50a678-e1d9-4fc9-ac7b-dda6e37b1925).html.
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As a pilot study into questionnaire investigation of beach user opinions and perceptions, a survey was conducted of users of four beaches (Southerndown, Nash, Ogmore and Llantwit), at the Glamorgan Heritage Coast, Wales. Beach perceptions were assessed in terms of socio-demographics, psychological parameters (Eysenck Personality Questionnaire and Spielberger State-Trait Anxiety Inventory) and related to the existing beach environment. Few changes to general facility provision could be recommended, but a number of management recommendations were made. Beach user gender, socio-economic status, planned length of stay and anxiety/neuroticism level were shown by discriminant function analysis to influence beach selection. A beach rating scheme was developed, based on a novel beach user questionnaire/checklist system. This questionnaire was used to interview users (n = 859) at 23 randomly selected Welsh beaches with regard to preferences/priorities for a wide range of beach aspects. Questionnaire data analysis generated scores which could be applied to checklists appropriate to other beaches of various commercialisation levels. Seventy Welsh beaches were assessed, producing scores from 39% (Porthcawl - Trecco Bay) to 69% (Broadhaven, S. Pembs. and Pembray). Landscape was assessed by panel judgements of a video panorama sequence, with scores for this aspect ranging from 19% (Prestatyn) to 80% (Broadhaven, S. Pembs.). The rating scheme took into account a larger number of beach aspects (47) than any beach award/recommendation in common use in the UK. It successfully took account of differing beach user preferences/priorities for various beach aspects and also the differing beach user demands at commercialised as opposed to undeveloped beaches. Many differences in beach user preferences/priorities were observed according to differences in stated preferred beach type, many of which could be important for management. In addition, pilot scale studies were undertaken at the Costa Dorada, Spain and on the Turkish Aegean Coast. For the latter, beach rating was also carried out. Future studies aiming to use stated perceptions, preferences and priorities of beach users to guide management should take account of possible influences such as beach user familiarity, expectation, cultural background and past experience. Much further work is required to develop beach user questionnaires to investigate aspects of beach user perception. Future rating exercises based on beach user preferences/priorities should take account of the need for beaches to meet minimum standards for the most important (as identified by beach users), beach aspects, in order to achieve a high rating or grade. The limitations of beach user surveys in terms of sampling difficulties need to be addressed. For valid management decision support, other stakeholders such as residents, tourist trade workers and those choosing not to visit beaches in particular areas need to be reached using other investigative methodologies.
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Neary, Daniel G., and Pablo Garcia-Chevesich. "Hydrology and Erosion Impacts of Mining Derived Coastal Sand Dunes, Chañaral Bay, Chile." Arizona-Nevada Academy of Science, 2008. http://hdl.handle.net/10150/296690.
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Alexander, Nancy Payne. ""Keeping House": The Hidden Economy of Maine Coastal Women, 1850-1900." Fogler Library, University of Maine, 2006. http://www.library.umaine.edu/theses/pdf/AlexanderNP2006.pdf.
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Aly, Ahmed Bakr Mourad. "Sustainable Beach Resort Development: A Decision Framework for Coastal Resort Development in Egypt and the United States." Diss., Virginia Tech, 2001. http://hdl.handle.net/10919/77967.
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In recent decades, coastal tourism has grown significantly bringing enormous economic benefits to host communities, and causing many environmental and social impacts to the coastal environment. Beach resort development faces problems due to an inability on the part of stakeholders to make sound decisions about sustainable design due, in part, to the complexity of the sustainability issues and the lack of a comprehensive decision-making tool to assist them. In Egypt, design and planning regulations have not changed for decades, resulting in non-sustainable beach resort development. This study provides a "decision framework," a conceptual "Sustainable Design Model," which shifts the focus of stakeholders from the application of traditional physical carrying capacity procedures to a comprehensive approach linking sustainability indicators and carrying capacities. This approach includes an array of acceptable capacities based on the ecological, social, psychological, physical, economic, and managerial capacity thresholds of a site. This framework assists stakeholders in making rational decisions about what is to be built, where it is located, and how to build it. To test the model, a survey was conducted at 10 beach resort destinations (5 American, 5 Egyptian) to measure the difference in perceptions between stakeholders concerning sustainability indicators and carrying capacities. The instrument was determined valid and reliable using a test/retest procedure. A total of 276 responses were obtained for data analysis. Statistical analyses included frequency distribution, t-tests, analysis of variance (ANOVA), factor analysis, and a stepwise multiple regression analysis. Sample demographic information was also collected. Results revealed a strong link between sustainability indicators and carrying capacity thresholds. While both Egyptian and American respondents recognized the importance of sensitive environmental developments, there were significant differences due to differences in culture, environment, regulations, and priorities. The American sample placed greater importance on the ecological indicators, while the Egyptian sample placed greater importance on the social, psychological, and managerial indicators. The American sample conveyed a positive attitude toward government regulations, design, and management efforts to incorporate sustainability principles into the built environment, while the Egyptian respondents conveyed a more negative attitude. As a result of this study, future Egyptian policy may be better informed of the gap between the theoretical concepts of sustainability and real world coastal development implementation.Ph. D.
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Situmorang, Rahel. "The concept of ecological sustainability and coastal development, with reference to South Australia /." Title page, contents and abstract only, 1992. http://web4.library.adelaide.edu.au/theses/09PL/09plms623.pdf.
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